美国同性恋婚姻全国合法化

 　　Hundreds gathered in front of the Supreme¹ Court in downtown Washington D.C. to celebrate the court's landmark² legalization of same-sex marriage in all 50 US states.

　　The justices split along the usual ideological³ lines in a 5-4 ruling which holds that states cannot deny same-sex couples the marriage rights by opposite-sex couples.

　　Justice Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote on the court who sided with its liberal wing in this decision, said in his 28-page ruling that same sex couples ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law, adding that the constitution grants them that right.

　　President Barack Obama called the historic decision as a big step in America's march toward full equality.

　　美国同性恋婚姻全国合法化

　　"In doing so, they've reaffirmed that all Americans are entitled to the equal protection from the law, that our people should be treated equally regardless of who they are or who they are."

　　A total of 36 states permitted same-sex couples to get married before this ruling, covering roughly 70 percent of the US population. Today's ruling means the bans must end in the other 14 states. It is in 2003, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage and the controversy⁴ finally comes to a legal end after more than two decades.

　　Speaking from the White House Rose Garden, Obama said that social progress sometimes is sometimes slow but that change is always possible.

　　"Today should also give us hope that on the many issues which we regretful, often painful, real change is possible. Shifts in hearts and minds is possible."

　　Hundreds of supporters crowded at the Supreme Court waving the rainbow flag which represents the LGBT community. People were seen getting very emotional, cheering bursting into tears.

　　One of the plaintiff's in the case, Jim Obergefell, got a call from the President who thanked him for his leadership that caused this monumental change for the country.

　　Speaking to the crowds outside the Supreme Court, the plaintiff says this ruling "affirms that millions of people across the country already know to be true in our hearts: our love is equal."

　　For CRI, I'm He Fei reporting from Washington.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

3 ideological   

a.意识形态的

参考例句：

• He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
• He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。

4 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。